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If you care about the environment and interested in cool & hot stories - then we should be friends :) I started WorldCoolers and became active in Propeller to bring all interesting stories and facts to our collective knowledge.
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Octopuses had Antarctic ancestor: marine census »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year ago in Science & Technology
Mapping the oceans is helping researchers to work out how to protect marine life from threats including over-fishing, pollution and climate change.
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Alaska: Energy fix meets political pandering »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 3 months ago in News
The country could offset some of its oil imports by drilling in Alaska, but some say the whole debate is just a big distraction.
(read more)Read (157) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at money.cnn.com
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Last-Ditch Resort: Move Polar Bears to Antarctica? »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 3 months ago in News
If the most dire climate predictions come to pass, the Arctic ice cap will melt entirely, and polar bears could face extinction, So why not ...
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Is the Internet Bad for Science? »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 3 months ago in Science & Technology
"When researchers search online, they tend to arrive at just a few high-ranking articles. Lost is the breadth of scholarship encountered by old-fashioned, page-turning browsing ...
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Biologist Jumps in Gulf of Mexico to Rescue Sedated Bear »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 4 months ago in Family
A Florida Fish and Wildlife biologist pulled off a daring rescue Saturday in the Panhandle: He rescued a bear.
(read more)Read (91) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at foxnews.com
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Meltdown: how long does the Arctic have? »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
New evidence suggests that the Arctic ice cap could disappear in summer within the next five years, leaving environmentalists in despair but oil men delighted.
(read more)Read (48) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at timesonline.co.uk
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Report: Climate change linked to national security »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 4 months ago in News
Global warming probably will mean more illegal immigration and humanitarian disasters, undermining shaky governments and possibly expanding the terrorism threat against the U.S.
(read more)Read (102) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at ap.google.com
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NASA Launches Satellite to Track Ocean Levels, Monitor Warming »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
NASA launched a satellite on a joint three-year mission with the French space agency to measure sea-surface height as a way to monitor global climate ...
(read more)Read (59) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at bloomberg.com
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Fill 'Er Up - But Make It Hydrogen »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 4 months ago in Style
"I felt like I won an Oscar," says Curtis. But it's not an Academy Award that's got her excited. It's the chance ...
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Floods could reduce corn supplies, raise prices »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
Floods that have inundated the Midwest could reduce world corn supplies and drive food prices higher at a time when Americans are already stretching their ...
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US government 'failing to protect polar bears' »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 5 months ago in News
Two conservation groups say they will sue the US government for not doing enough to protect polar bears from the effects of oil exploration and ...
(read more)Read (90) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at telegraph.co.uk
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US lawmakers brace for fight with Bush, big oil on climate change bill »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 5 months ago in News
US lawmakers braced Monday for a fight to push a sweeping climate change bill through the Senate, as President George W. Bush threatened to veto ...
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Beijing Olympics to boost Chinese energy demand »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 6 months ago in Science & Technology
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will boost China's rampant demand for energy, threatening to push world oil prices beyond current record heights.
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Tesco to put carbon scores on goods »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 6 months ago in News
Tesco will start printing "carbon scores" on some of its goods this week, as part of a Government-funded project to force retailers and manufacturers to ...
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Ministers to discuss Arctic claims in Greenland »
Posted by: kukuya 1 year, 6 months ago in News
Countries around the Arctic Ocean are rushing to stake out claims on the Polar Basin seabed as a warming climate could ease access for drilling ...
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